Improvement in the manufacture of bottled mineral water



dan siam .l I, THOMAS MALONEY, of Des Moines, in the county ofi Polk andState of Iowa, have invented a new. De-

vice land Process for Bottling Mineral Water, of which the following isaspecification.

My invention nis designed to provide a simple means for filling bottleswithnlineral water in such a manner that bottleslmay be iilled andreiled at any time and place, and as often as desired.`

`It consists in a device shaped similarly to a thimk ble, by which oneof the' component parts of mineral `water is gi-adnatedand'introducedinto the liquid in `the'bottle` with'one hand of the operator, while his1 other hand is free to cork the bottle nstantlyand beforeeiervescence,takes-.place` l e The drawinggrepresents Amy device ,and`illustrates the process of using it. L l

Figure 1 is a half-pint bottle, dlled with .watereonv 4taining sugar,iiavoring, and tartaric acid, in the proportions commonly used. v

The left hand, over the bottle, is introducing my .glass thimble filledwith suboarbonate of soda or its equivalent. l i L The right hand isholding a cork. A is the bottle. B, the left hand. e cl. a represent myglass tbimbles. l One is between the thumb and finger of the hand Randthe other on they outside of the bottle. f `These thimbles are made ofglass, or its equivalent. They may bemade of sugar, or its equivalent,so that` they willldissolve-in the bottle. f Subcarbonate of soda, orits equivalent, maybe combinedwith a soluble solidand introduced intothe bot- @tle in the saine manner as my glass thimble is dropped in. yBut `a glass thimbie` is preferable, and can be used perpetually'. 3 I l-f 1 y They are made hollow, and with a fiat bottom for a base to standupon, and small enough to pass easily through the month` and neck of thebottle);

They-vary in sizejto snitgvarions sizes and forms of bottles. They mustbe anlexact measure for graduating` the subcarbonate of soda,'tartaricacid, or whatever substance `is last introduced to canse efferyescence.Y

6 isvtheright hand, `l'lolding the. cork b.

c c is a bent wire,snoh as are in common use for 'holdingacork inabottle.;

Letters Patent No.`112,610, dated March 14, 1871.

` IMPRovM-ENT IN THE MANnFAcTuRE oFBo-TTLED MINERAL wATeR.

`'.l'he Schedule referred to int-heee Letters Patent and making part oftheme.

FigureZ is a half-pint bottle filled and corkedready for sale and use.

The glass thimble a is seen inside, on the bottom.`

' When the bottle is emptied the glass, thimble may be poured, withthemineral water, into the glass or vessel` from which the liquid isdrank; but it will re-U main harmless in the bottom of the glass, andcan eral waters may be easily bottledby the simple means I havedescribed, without the aid of any machinery.

i The chemical ingredients, Vand the empty bottles and glassthimbles canVbe furnished, with instructions,

so that anyv person may,at any time and place, ill

and refill the bottles with mineral water of the various kinds, as.oftenf as desired.

The cost of machinery for bottling and the freight `onthe x'vater willbe saved by the n se of my-means.

The convenience of refilling the bottles at any time and place is agreatadvantage that will be fully appreciated by dealers, who often fail toget the filled bott-les from distant bottling establishments in time tomeet the demands ofthe consumers.

In filling a half-pint bottle I use clear, pure Water,I Afrom one-halfto three-fourths of an ounce of sugar, and Havering as desired, andthirty (30) grainsl of tartarie lacid, and thirty'(30) grains of-subearbonate of soda.

Either one of the latter-named ingredients may be introduced with theglass thimble in the manner-described, and with the same effect.

The proportions `here given may be varied, as .desired. l

Claims.

I claim as my invention- Vl. The glass thiu1ble,or its equivalent,substantially as described, and for the purposes s peciiied.

2. The process oi' preparingv effervescent mineral Waters-in bottles byintroducing one ofthe component parts by means of a graduated measure orthimble, in the manner described.

Witnesses THOMAS MALONEY.

A. BRITTON,

W. F. MALONEY. l

im @ffm `THOMAS MALoNnLoFfDEs MOINES, IOWA.

